DEATHS:Evangelical Lutheran Church DARKE COUNTY OHIO
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Funerals under C.H. Mayer and W.F. Benzin at the Emanuels Congregation
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (more frequently known as the 
Dininger Church) in Washington Twp., Darke Co. OH

Barbara HENNING was born in Heidelberg, Dauphin Co. Pa. 
Febr. 13th 1802. 
She was baptized by Rev. H.I. Lochmann.  Died Aug. 15th 1881. 
Was buried Aug. 17th 1881. Aged 79 yrs. 6 months & 2 days. 
(View Family Tombstones)

Henry WAGONER was born Aug. 22nd 1825, died July 2nd 1881. 
Was buried July
3rd 1881. Aged 55 yrs. 10 months and 5 days.

Sarah Elizabeth BLACK was born near Greenville O. on the 8.
 of June 1857. 
Baptized by Rev. Isaac Hursch. Died Sept. 3rd 1881, 
aged 24 yrs, 2 mo. and
25 days. Was buried Sept. 4th 1881. 

Mary Catherine WADE, was born in Shelby Co. Ind. on 
June 19th A.D. 1854. 
She was baptized by Rev. Chas. Koerner Oct.  11th 1863. 
Confirmed in 1879
by Rev. C.H. Althoff. She died Oct. 15th 1882; was 
buried Oct. 21st 1882.

Gracie, daughter of Samuel LOTT and his wife 
Harriet was born in
Greenville, Darke Co. OHio, on March 5th 1884; she died 
March 8th 1884,
aged 3 days. Was buried March 9th 1884.

Bessie, infant daughter of Samuel LOTT and his wife 
Harriet, was born in
Greenville O. on March 5th 1884. 
She was baptized on Mar. 9th 1884, and
died on the same day, aged 5 days. 
Her burial took place on Mar. 10th
1884.

Laura Viola, daughter of David and Anna COLEMAN was 
born in Blackford Co. 
Ind. Nov. 27th 1882. She died June 20th 1884, 
aged 1 yr. 7 mo. 24 days.
She was buried June 22/84.

Luella LEYSER was born in Darke Co. O on Sep. 12th 1867. 
She died July
30th 1885, aged 17 yrs. 10 mo. 18 days. 
Buried Aug. 1st 1885.

Absolom SHADE was born in Johnstown [Jonestown], Lebanon Co Pa., 
on Nov. 
13th 1812. He died on Jan. 8th 1886, aged 78 yrs., 
1 mo. & 25 days. buried
Jan. 11/86.

Michael W. DININGER was born in Montgomery Co. O., 
Jan 29 A.D. 1833. He
died May 5 1887, aged 54 yrs., 3 mo, and 6 days. 
Curied May 7th 1887.

Christine HENNING was born in Heidelberg Pa. 
April 30th 1809. She died on
May 22. 1887, aged 78 yrs, 22 days. buried 
May 24th 1887.

Katharine WILLIAMS was born in Greenville Township 
Darke Co. O. on April
14th 1872. Died July 3rd 1887, 
aged 15 yrs.  2 mo., 19 days. Buried July
4th 1887.

Jacob W. COX, born in Darke Co. Ohio on Aug. 12. A.D. 1841. 
Died Oct. 13th
A.D. 1887., aged 46 yrs, 2 mo, and one day. 
Buried Oct. 15/87.

Golda WALTZ, daughter of John Waltz and Rosa, his wife, 
maidenname
Williams, was born in Union City O. March 31st 1888; 
died April 6th 1888,
buried April 8th 1888.

Katharine HEFFNER was born in Berks Co. Pa. April 6th 1821. 
She died March
13th 1889, aged 67 yrs., 11 mo. and 7 days. 
Was buried March 15th 1889.

Susan Anna WILLIAMS was born in Montgomery Co. Ohio 
June 1816. She died
July 8th 1889 and was buried on the 
10th of July 1889, aged 73 years.

Effie Gertrude ESSICK was born in Darke Co. Ohio on 
June 21st 1855. Oct. 
14. 1855 she was bpatized by Rev. I. Hirsch.  
She died August 5th 1889,
aged 34 yrs., 1 month, and 15 days. 
buried Aug.  7. 1889.

Orville, Son of John SANDO, and his wife Ella, 
nee Stephens, was born in
Bloomertown, Darke Co. Ohio on Dec. 7th 1887;  
baptized early in infancy.
He ided Nov. 15 1889, aged 1 yr. 11 mo. 8 days.  
Buried Nov. 17th 1889.

Sarah SHOE, nee Bookmaster, wife of Abraham Shoe, 
was born in Holmes Co. O
on Oct. 7th 1843 She died December 1st 1890, 
aged 46 years, 1 month, and
24 days. Buried Dec. 3/90.

Lucinda STEPHENS, nee Heime, the daughter of 
Samuel and Katharine Heime,
was born in Montgomery Co, O.  (Germantown) on 
Aug. 7. 1883, baptized and
confirmed in the Ev. Luth.  Church. 
She died in Darke Co. O. on the 6th
day of April 1891; buried April 8th 1891.

Francis Carl BOOKWALTER, Son of H.S. Bookwalter & his 
wife Margaret, nee
Stephens, was born at Anna, Shelby Co., O. 
Oct. 28th 1890; died April 29,
1891; buried May 1. 1891.

Tobias STAVER was born in Dauphin Co. Pa. Feb 8. 1804, 
baptized &
confirmed in Lutheran Church. He died Jan. 12, 1892, 
aged 87 yrs. 11 mo. &
4 days. Buried Jan. 15/92. 

Samuel HEIM was born in Union Co. Pa. on 
Feb. 24th 1800, baptized &
confirmed in Lutheran Church. He died Jan 23.  1892, 
aged 91 yrs, 10 mo. &
30 days. Buried Jan. 26th 1892.

Sarah COLEMAN was born in Lebanon Co. Pa on 
July 21st 1815; baptized &
confirmed in Lutheran Church. She died 
May 6th 1892; aged 76 yrs., 9 mo. 6
days. Buried May 9th 1892.

Lydia STAVER, nee Henning, was born in Montgomery Co. O. 
Aug. 17th 1819,
baptized & confirmed by Rev. Dill at Germantown. 
She died June 24th 1892,
aged 72 yrs. 10 mo. & 23 days.

Samuel HEFFNER was born in Berks Co., Pa. on 
Oct. 30th 1818; baptized &
confirmed in the Lutheran Church. He died a Lutheran on 
January 26th 1893,
aged 74 yrs, 2 mo. and 27 days. Buried on Jan 30/93. 

Jonas DININGER was born in Germantown, Montgomery Co., 
Ohio on Oct. 7th
A.D. 1825, baptized by Rev. Hinacher & confirmed by 
Rev. Hursch. He died a
faithful and consistent Lutheran on March 27th 1893, 
aged 67 years, 5
mos., and 20 days. Funeral March 29th 1893.

Belle M. SALADIN wife of John F. Saladin was born in 
[?]Emphermia, O. Jan. 
31 1849, died Nov. 25, 1901, aged 52 yrs, 9 mo. 25 days.

Margaret DININGER, maiden-name Swank, was born in 
Germantown, Montgomery
Co., Ohio, on Spet. 18 A.D. 1806, baptized & 
confirmed in the Lutheran
faith, & a consistent member of the Church till death. 
She was the wife of
Jacob Dininger, deceased. She died Nov. 20. 1893, 
aged 87 years, 2 mo. & 2
days. Buried Nov. 22 1892. Text, Rev. 2, 10.

Edward Lewis HENNING was born in Darke Co. O. 
Jan. 22. 1867. Baptized and
confirmed on Febr. 3. 1896 by the undersigned; 
died Mar. 3, 1896; aged 29
yrs, 1 mo. 20 days.

Nathaniel HEFFNER, born in Berks Co. Pa., Oct. 1822, 
died Dec. 1. 1898,
buried Dec. 3. 1898. Age 76 yrs. 

John DININGER, born Montgomery Co., Ohio on Nov. 7. 1823; 
baptized and
confirmed, died a blessed death Sept. 28, 1899; 
aged 75 yrs. 10 mo. & 21
days. Good Christian and firm Lutheran.

Daniel MILEY, born in Greenville Township, Darke Co. O. 
Mar. 2/48,
baptized & confirmed, died Nov. 8/99.

Peter BRUMBAUGH born in Bedford Co. Pa. May 29 1835. 
died Nov. 27. 1899. 

Susan Emaline WILLIAMS, born in Millville, O. 
April 12, 1850, died Feb. 
28. 1900. Buried by C.H. Mayer. 

Lewis C. STEPHENS, Son of John & Mary Stephens nee 
Dininger, was born in
Greenville Township, Darke co. O. Feb 19 1858. He was 
bpatized, and
confirmed in the year 1877. True till death, which 
occurred Jan. 3. 1901.
He was aged 42 yrs. 16 months and 14 days. Curied 
Jan. 6. 1901.

Dorothea HEFFNER, born in Montgomery Co. O. on 
Jan. 25. 1828, baptized
June 1. 1828 bu Rev. A. Hinkle; confirmed 1877, 
married to S. Heffner
1850, died Nov. 30. 1902, aged 74 yrs. 
10 mo.  5 days. buried Dec. 2,
1902. 

Anna Margaret DININGER, daughter of Lewis and 
Achie Dininger, was born
near Greenville on June 19, 1867, 
baptized Aug. 29, 1869 by Rev. H.
Hockman; confirmed Feb. 17. 1884 by the undersigned; 
died Jan. 8 1903,
aged 33 yrs. 7 mo. & 19 days. Buried Jan. 11 1903.

Henry WEAVER, born in Montgomery Co. O. on Feb. 8 1815, 
baptzied &
confirmed; died June 14, 1903, aged 88 yrs. 4 mo. 6 days, 
buried June 16.
1903.

Grace Omba HUFNAGLE, daughter of Edward Hufnagle & Mary, 
nee Meadows; born
in Greenville Nov. 9, 1887; 
died July 26. 1903, aged 15 yrs. 8 mo. 16
days.



Funerals by W.F. Benzin:

Mrs. Jacob DININGER, nee Bechtolt, born in Warren Co. O. 
April 1, 1841,
baptized and confirmed; died Jan. 5, 1906, 
age 64yrs. 9 mo. 4 da, buried
Jan 6, 1906. 

Mrs. Isaac HENNING born in Washington Twp., Darke Co. 

Mrs. Catharine LINDEMUTH (nee Henning) born in 
Montgomery Co., Ohio April
17, 1810; died Jan 26, 1909; buried Jan 28, 1909.

Miss Lura HENNING was [born] June 7th 1890 in 
Washington Township, Darke
Co. O. baptized and instructed in the doctrines 
of Holy Scriptures, died
Jan. 1st 1910, buried Jan. 4, 1910. 

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